Invisible Kitchen by i29 interior architects

Just because it’s a kitchen doesn’t mean everything have to be out and on display all the time. i29 interior architects designed a kitchen that feels more like pieces of furniture and architecture as opposed to cabinets and appliances. The result is a system that seems to disappear helping to blend the living space with the kitchen.

The idea was to scale the design back to the minimum, removing any superfluous elements and leaving only the necessities. They managed to incorporate all of the water, cooling, and electrical connections within the black island that has a surface of only a couple of centimeters thick. Crazy, right?

The large, sliding white wall panels conceal all the necessary kitchen appliances and storage. When the panels are shut, the kitchen appears clean and organized.

They copied the decorative elements of the Parisian apartment’s original walls and carried them to the sliding panels that hide the kitchen. That way, there’s a cohesive feel throughout the space.

CB on 06.04.2014 at 10:44 AM

Kathy on 03.10.2016 at 11:05 AM

Looking at it from all angles, don’t think there is a mirror, although that could be a cool idea. I have no idea how this sink actually works and the architect’s website gives no information about it. Worth checking out for some interesting really minimalist designs, but no text or links whatsoever.

Kathy on 03.10.2016 at 11:31 AM

Double checked their website. The navigation is in small white symbols in the lower right corner. This is home10 and looking through the pictures at full screen size, I think the surfaces ares angled to be thin in the front and thicker in the back/center to accomodate a shallow sink, perhaps being trapezoidal in section. The drainpipe and trap must be off to the side, as in a shower. The base supports are also angled. At certain angles this makes the surfaces look almost paper thin. Very elegant.

I wish the photos opened the center doors so we could see what is where. I imagine the far left cabinet is the refrigerator with storage above. The next section we can see dishes, condiments and spices and microwave/oven and coffeemaker. The center section might have a larger sink and cooktop and a set of dishwasher drawers on the bottom. The next section is the desk and the narrow cabinet to the far right is probably the pantry.

I would need more shelf organizers and use that desk space for this to work for me, but perhaps they prefer to eat out at Paris’ many bistros and prepare simple meals at home..

Jonathan B on 06.20.2014 at 19:03 PM

Robweeve on 06.29.2014 at 07:56 AM

Pippa on 08.30.2014 at 10:13 AM

The photographer placed the camera at such an angle (height) from the island as to have the underside of the sink hidden by the countertop. The deeper the island, the deeper the sink can be without being visible.
As for the lack of visible plumbing: I’m thinking that the sink drains to the side, the waste pipe then gently slopes towards the black Island support where the p-trap is located and of course invisible. Very clever indeed!